The video game music thread

[H.Bogard]

And no, I'm not dissing orchestra this time. :)

The Witcher:
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Prey:
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Crysis: (from the same composer as Prey, I think)
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Advent Rising:
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Post your favourites, tell other people their tastes suck, fire away!

[KingGorilla]

Some of the music in The Witcher bonus content is bad ass. You guys should download it if you have the game.

[Xerxes]

Easiest thread to win.

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The guy has the whole soundtrack and I just grabbed a random song cause they are all good.

[Troggles]

Kid Icarus is full of win for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APRgPg_p810

[KingGorilla]

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Greatest fucking game theme ever.

[Lint of Death]

My favorite video game music belongs to Acclaim's Machines: 3D Real-Time Strategy. I am willing to bet that none of you have even played that game, let alone heard the themes.

Something more recognizable? The Starsiege soundtrack freaking owns.
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I couldn't find my favorite one on YouTube of the soundtrack :(

[OrangePulp]

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Favorite track out of MM9.

[Vandabo]

Frog's Theme from Chrono Trigger

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[LongStepMantis]

Mega Man 2 - Flashman, performed by Advantage

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Great performance, too bad the audience doesn't seem to know what they're playing...noobs. :p

Simon's Quest - Bloody Tears on piano
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[Lint of Death]

Mega Man 2 - Flashman, performed by Advantage

Great performance, too bad the audience doesn't seem to know what they're playing...noobs. :p

Nice !

[BLeeP]

Anything from Castlevania is amazing (as it is the best series ever, and has the best soundtrack ever).

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Also, so far, LittleBigPlanet's soundtrack has been amazing (as is the rest of the game).

[Loki]

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[Dorkandproudofit]

For fantasy orchestral goodness, you can't beat Golden Sun.

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[H.Bogard]

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[Jeffool]

Geez, you guys are getting all worked up. Relax!
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[KingGorilla]

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This, for me, is the first game song, and sountrack, that actually sounded like instruments and a real song, not just high pitched synth squeals.

[Superman's Dead]

What's all this, then?

EDIT: Laptop dying, can't solve embed mystery in time to faust Chrono Cross on you...tell Loki I always loved him and Homeworld best...*gasp*

[rinichanraar]

My favorites will always be Mega Man 2 and Castlevania. ScurvyDan, I love the Advantage!

[Xerxes]

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If you played as much Tetris as me this song will be stuck in your head for a few days. Enjoy. :)

[H.Bogard]

Shitty quality recording :
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Better quality:

http://www.imeem.com/ninjahanzo/music/L0SUO4I0/snk_seoul_road/

[Magma]

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I liked the music in this one.

[cawblen]

i have no idea how to embed youtube vids so i'll just link 'em in no particular order:

Metal Gear Solid 2 Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6pZdl9AQc&feature=related)
Chrono Cross - Another World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn4fzRK8Ze8) ...especially the Scott Peeples (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN_hJEOxV18) version
Chrono Trigger - Far Away Times (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSgKzZor7k0) ...and the Neil Benjamin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeCT8x0FwnA) version
Legend of Zelda: OoT - Gerudo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLanWagsaM8)
Kingdom Hearts - Philharmonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdT3M82xpiM)
Radical Dreamers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqwp9rXVS0&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 7 - Opening Bombing Mission (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAzQERH7BjY&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 10 - To Zanarkand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnZ5jcsRpc&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 7 - One Winged Angel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MW65XxS7s)
Final Fantasy 8 - Liberi Fatali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5f_VBd_17M)
Final Fantasy 9 - Not Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFytzNhPsoM)
Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjazC45Qkww&feature=related)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Father and Son (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Pu92St5O0)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Metal Gear Saga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhRw3nE67aw&feature=related)

For the record, i think Nobou Uematsu is a god. The above are selections from my current playlist...i'll post more as i remember them. If you really really love video game music you should check out OCremix (http://www.ocremix.org/)...fantastic source!

[Xerxes]

Simple and Clean - Utada for Kingdom Hearts.

[J Arcane]

The single most played song in my iTunes library is Flight of the Koala by Machinae Supremacy, from the Jets'n'Guns soundtrack. Sadly I can't find Youtubage of it yet, so here's something else from it:

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Seriously one of the best fucking soundtracks ever made. Shame the game is so damn hard I can only hear most of it out of game. ;)

[H.Bogard]

The single most played song in my iTunes library is Flight of the Koala by Machinae Supremacy, from the Jets'n'Guns soundtrack. Sadly I can't find Youtubage of it yet, so here's something else from it:

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Seriously one of the best fucking soundtracks ever made. Shame the game is so damn hard I can only hear most of it out of game. ;)

I love that game. Its a shame there's no co-op.

[J Arcane]

I love that game. Its a shame there's no co-op.

Here's the main theme:

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This one's another game I played almost entirely for the music:

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[shunoshi]

Dance of Pales

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Wizards and Warriors

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[Schnoogs]

Love the music in X3

[violent]

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[Widgetcraft]

The music of Mother 3 is awesome in general, but I love this little tune that you come across pretty often:

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Earthbound is great too, in general, but it's harder to find videos of it's music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzkvizjazg

Tons of great music in the FFVI soundtrack, but if I had to pick out a favorite song beyond the famous intro, I'd go with Relm's Theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VUWrf_sk0s

Lots of pretty unique music on the FF7 soundtrack. The soundtrack through-out Midgar in particular really helped enforce the atmosphere:

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Ecco the Dolphin's strongest point was it's atmosphere evoked by the graphics and sound. It made the game worth playing:

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All of Nippon Ichi's strategy games have great soundtracks, and I particularly like it when they have vocals:

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Castlevania takes the cake for 8-bit soundtracks, IMO. But I love the Powerglove version of this song:

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I could go on, but this post has enough videos as it is.

[Hyperglide]

Geez, you guys are getting all worked up. Relax!
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Great selection I forgot about that song Pilotwings was great!

Here's my selection I loved Mass Effects soundtrack this is probably my fave overr Vigil or Battle at Eden Prime:

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Sorry about the video it's the only one I could find with this music.

[Sazime]

How about anything Mega Man 2? I mean really. REALLY.

[rinichanraar]

Someone posted FFVII music. I think my all-time favorite song from a Final Fantasy game would have to be "To Zanarkand" from FFX.

My favorites will always be Mega Man 2 and Castlevania.
How about anything Mega Man 2? I mean really. REALLY.

Between this and our love for Bruce Campbell, I think it's settled that we have fantastic taste in awesome things.

[Khrymsyn]

I have to definitely give some props to the mentions of Castlevania. Love the music that's come out of that series. Especially the "Style" it's done in.


I AM suprised that Halo wasn't mentioned (but then again, maybe I'm not. Seems to polarize people). I just love the way things were put together.
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And of course, another love of mine is the Battlefield. No, not the newer games, but the original Fanfare. Effing awesome...
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But hell... Might as well take it all the way back to Midi themes and break out some Star Control 2 =) Unfortunately, I cannot find just the music track, so I give you the history of the Ur-Quan Kzer-za (which has the short but awesome tune in the background)
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[Hyperglide]

Ya I didn't see the Castlevania one till I posted after either. That is also a great selection. SOTN is in my top 3 OST of all time. My number 2 is Final Fantasy Tactics.

This is the most evil song of all time:

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I heard this song during my first boss fight and thought 'oh man... i'm so gonna get fucked up.' No other music has captured my imagination like that in a video game.

[TheEpicOfTyler]

Surprised the greatest song in any video game ever was not mentioned thusfar.

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[Hyperglide]

Surprised the greatest song in any video game ever was not mentioned thusfar.

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Ok i'll post it here it is the greatest song in any video game history thus far.

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It's so hard to pick one song from the greatest OST of all time but if I had to pick one it'd be this song.

[LongStepMantis]

The single most played song in my iTunes library is Flight of the Koala by Machinae Supremacy, from the Jets'n'Guns soundtrack. Sadly I can't find Youtubage of it yet, so here's something else from it:

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Seriously one of the best fucking soundtracks ever made. Shame the game is so damn hard I can only hear most of it out of game. ;)

You can yoink the entire soundtrack in .ogg format for free. It's what I did.

Just download the demo from here (http://www.reflexive.com/JetsNGunsGOLD.html). Go into the directory and copy the music folder into a new location, and then you have it. If you don't copy them, it will delete them when you uninstall it.

The game itself is pretty damn good too, so anyone who hasn't played it should at least try the demo before dumping it. Flight of the Koala is probably my favorite as well (how can you not like something that rocks so hard?) I would also recommend Death From Above, Megascorcher, Koala Squadron, and Mostly Dark Universe.

[J Arcane]

You can yoink the entire soundtrack in .ogg format for free. It's what I did.

Just download the demo from here (http://www.reflexive.com/JetsNGunsGOLD.html). Go into the directory and copy the music folder into a new location, and then you have it. If you don't copy them, it will delete them when you uninstall it.

The game itself is pretty damn good too, so anyone who hasn't played it should at least try the demo before dumping it. Flight of the Koala is probably my favorite as well (how can you not like something that rocks so hard?) I would also recommend Death From Above, Megascorcher, and Mostly Dark Universe.
OH I already have it on my hard drive. I own JnG Gold, courtesy of a rare Game Giveaway of the Day that actually gave away something good.

[LongStepMantis]

OH I already have it on my hard drive. I own JnG Gold, courtesy of a rare Game Giveaway of the Day that actually gave away something good.

I don't doubt you do, I have the game myself as well, now. I tried the demo and was blown away. One of the best SHMUPS I've ever played. Hard as hell at times too, and so many customization options. I really appreciate the fact you can test weapons out before leaving the shop.

But for those who haven't played it, I figured I'd point them in the right direction. :D

Also, the level fighting the BEER is tough as nails. But equally awesome/hilarious.
"We are BEER. You will be inebriated."

The game is awesome, the soundtrack is awesome, and together they're super-mega awesome.

[Hyperglide]

i have no idea how to embed youtube vids so i'll just link 'em in no particular order:

Metal Gear Solid 2 Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6pZdl9AQc&feature=related)
Chrono Cross - Another World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn4fzRK8Ze8) ...especially the Scott Peeples (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN_hJEOxV18) version
Chrono Trigger - Far Away Times (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSgKzZor7k0) ...and the Neil Benjamin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeCT8x0FwnA) version
Legend of Zelda: OoT - Gerudo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLanWagsaM8)
Kingdom Hearts - Philharmonic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdT3M82xpiM)
Radical Dreamers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqwp9rXVS0&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 7 - Opening Bombing Mission (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAzQERH7BjY&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 10 - To Zanarkand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnZ5jcsRpc&feature=related)
Final Fantasy 7 - One Winged Angel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MW65XxS7s)
Final Fantasy 8 - Liberi Fatali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5f_VBd_17M)
Final Fantasy 9 - Not Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFytzNhPsoM)
Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjazC45Qkww&feature=related)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Father and Son (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Pu92St5O0)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Metal Gear Saga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhRw3nE67aw&feature=related)

For the record, i think Nobou Uematsu is a god. The above are selections from my current playlist...i'll post more as i remember them. If you really really love video game music you should check out OCremix (http://www.ocremix.org/)...fantastic source!

This is a great selection I have all of those songs ironically. I agree Nobuo is a god as is Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata. I'm also pleasantly surprised you picked Gerudo Valley from OoT. I was obsessed with that song when I was younger. Also now that I recollect with that and pilotwings for N64 being mentioned I remember another one that particularily stands out in my mind:

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I don't know I always have had an affinity for breakbeat techno in espionage movies and games. I always played this in multiplayer and I drove my younger bro's MAD cause this was the only song I picked... haha.. it's so BAD!

[Vyzov]

Wow, somehow this topic slipped by both Liquid and I.

http://rainwave.cc - Video game music and Overclocked Remix radio!

Vote, rate and request your favourite music. There are two stations, Rainwave and Ormgas. Rainwave features Original and Arranged tracks and Ormgas features the entire collection of OCRemix.

If there is something you don't see there, register on the forums and request that it be added!

Go now!

[LiquidRain]

You're all a bunch of jerks for ignoring my site. :(

(seriously, try it out, give feedback. I'm all ears)

[LongStepMantis]

You're all a bunch of jerks for ignoring my site. :(

(seriously, try it out, give feedback. I'm all ears)

I assumed everyone here already knew about your site.

I stream the radio station all the time, and for some reason I always get a kick out of the times the songs from Sonic come up. My feedback? keep bringing teh awesome. :D

[rinichanraar]

Surprised the greatest song in any video game ever was not mentioned thusfar.

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OH GOD, I'm so glad you posted this. I used to get this song stuck in my head every day when I played MGS3. I'd always let it run before playing because I thought it was a fun song. :)

I just watched it again right now, and it made me so happy. Man, I should go back and play MGS3 again!

[muddi900]

I AM suprised that Halo wasn't mentioned (but then again, maybe I'm not. Seems to polarize people). I just love the way things were put together.




The only halo music that matters, played by Steve Vai:

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[DeathtollWRX]

Halo Theme by Steve Vai:.. too good... brings... tears..

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My God that's fantastic. Reminds me of my favorite FFX track:
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[LiquidRain]

I assumed everyone here already knew about your site.
I don't really know how well known my site is. :o

And Vyzov and I do strive to continue bringing the awesome. :)

[H.Bogard]

Am I the only one who finds the FF soundtracks overrated?
(Prolly)

Kof 99 - Tears (Arrange version):
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Album version (real thing starts at around 2 minutes in. :\)
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[shunoshi]

Am I the only one who finds the FF soundtracks overrated?

I'd say yes. Nobuo Uematsu is an unbelievable composer and I find it laughable to call his music overrated.

[TheEpicOfTyler]

OH GOD, I'm so glad you posted this. I used to get this song stuck in my head every day when I played MGS3. I'd always let it run before playing because I thought it was a fun song. :)

I just watched it again right now, and it made me so happy. Man, I should go back and play MGS3 again!

I recently replayed MGS3 a couple of times and fell in love with the song again. I think it's the only video game track that's ever made it into my regular listenings.

[Hyperglide]

My God that's fantastic. Reminds me of my favorite FFX track:
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Man that song was depressing as fuck *crys*:

This is my fave from that game:

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Auron hands Tidus sword. Tidus fumbles the sword. Auron stands there cockily ready to whoop ass. Shit just got real son....

Gameplay footage of the scene with that music I mean how could you NOT get pumped up for your first fight with that kick ass music...

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Ya it's Japanese so..??

[violent]

I'm totally gonna play X now once I'm done with VII.

[Nameless]

This song has stuck with me since I first played this game as a kid:

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[Vyzov]

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One of the many awesome tracks from Mother 2!

[Krispy]

Being the resident Resident Evil fan of epic proportions I guess I should represent the ultimate survival horror theme:

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